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Looking for an exciting field trip opportunity next semester? Check out Doktor Kaboom's Live Wire! The Elecctricity Tour at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. The show premieres Thursday, February 25th wiith two show times to choose from (10:15 am and noon). Tickets are only $9 per student. The content of Live Wire is best suited to 2nd, 5th, and 8th grades. Find out more at ArtsBridgeGA.org

Explor-A-Stories provide a concrete, practical, and convenient way to implement a highly engaging science experience in the classroom. Students get to be part of their very own story as they act much like true scientists do in our world today. At 4-5 key points in each story (noted in red ink), the teacher will pause the story to allow students to be active participants in the exploration - observing, manipulating, explaining, or discussing their ideas before the story continues. The story will then proceed until the next significant situation calls on the skills of the student explorers.This Explora-Story approach provides the following advantages for the elementary teacher:

Explora-Stories stimulate students’ interest and passion for science.

Explora-Stories provide science explorations while building both reading and literacy skills.

Explora-Stories provide the materials, objectives, and explanations that make them convenient to implement for teachers.